Directly under the County Administrator are four departments: Finance and Budget; General Services; Personnel; and Technology Services.
Annually, the Commission submits a report to the State Ethics Commission, showing County compliance with State law governing the public ethics of local officials with respect to conflicts of interest, financial disclosure, and lobbying (Code General Provisions Article, secs. 5-804 through 5-812).
The Commission consists of five members appointed to three-year terms by the Board of County Commissioners (County Code, secs. 41-1 through 41-7).
CALVERT MARINE MUSEUM
The Museum seeks to educate its visitors on: estuarine life in the Patuxent River and Chesapeake Bay, maritime history of local bodies of water, and regional paleontology.
CHESAPEAKE BEACH RAILWAY MUSEUM
COMMUNICATIONS & MEDIA RELATIONS
Within the Department is the Purchasing Office.
The Department is responsible for the personnel administration governing the appointment, promotion, transfer, layoff, removal, discipline, and welfare of County employees.
Under direction of the Board of County Commissioners, the Director heads the Department, and oversees the overall administration and maintenance of the work classification plan (County Code, Art. 25, sec.3; Code Ordinances & Resolutions, Chapter 86).
The Board consists of seven members. Two are appointed by the Board of County Commissioners. One member each is appointed by the 29th Legislative District Delegation, the Calvert County Democratic Central Committee, the Calvert County Republican Central Committee, the Calvert County Chamber of Commerce, and the Calvert County Economic Development Commission (Chapter 426, sec. 1, Acts of County Commissioners 1988; County Code, secs. 9-401 through 9-405).
In 1888, the Board of County Commissioners elected from its ranks a Board president, who also served as the Board's treasurer, managing Board finances and transactions. In 1890, State law established a separate position of County Treasurer. The new office, filled by gubernatorial appointment, absorbed the duties of treasurer for the Board of County Commissioners, and expanded those duties to encompass the tax collection previously carried out by the State Treasurer (Chapter, 183, Acts of 1890).
From 1893 to 1899, the County Treasurer was elected by the voters to a four-year term. From 1899 to 1917, the Treasurer served a two-year term (Chapter 173, Acts of 1898). Since 1917, the four-year term returned (Chapter 531, Acts of 1916). In 1922, elections were transitioned to even-numbered years, with the following election held in 1924 (Maryland Constitution, Article 17; Chapter 227, Acts of 1922).
The County Treasurer collects all State and County taxes; receives and collects all State and County taxes levied, and has full power to enforce their payment (by sale or otherwise), and to convey title to any real or personal estate sold. The Treasurer also collects all moneys which are due the County or which by public local or public general law are due and payable to the Board of County Commissioners (County Code, secs. 3-101 through 3-301).
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The Calvert County Historical Society formed the Calvert Marine Museum on October 18, 1970. After outgrowing its original facility, the Museum moved to its current site on Solomons Island. In 1979, the County government took over responsibility for the Museum from the Historical Society.
BOARD OF GOVERNORS
Appointed by the Board of County Commissioners to three-year terms, the Museum's Board of Governors consists of fifteen members. Ten members must be from Calvert County and five must come from adjoining counties. One member represents the Board of County Commissioners, and one represents the local military community. The Museum Director serves ex officio.
Established in 1979 by volunteers and the Calvert County Historical Society, the Chesapeake Beach Railway Museum is located in the original 1898 train depot of the Railway.
Communications and Media Relations started as a department, and reorganized as a unit under the County Administrator on July 1, 2021.
FINANCE & BUDGET DEPARTMENT
Advising the Board of County Commissioners on budgetary matters, the Finance and Budget Department oversees County purchases, tax and utility billing, and grant coordination. The Department also manages County accounts and investments, the County payroll, and health and retirement benefits.
PROCUREMENT OFFICE
Formerly the Purchasing Office, the Procurement Office is responsible for purchasing or contracting for supplies and services needed by County agencies. Collecting bids, the Office negotiates and manages contracts to most affordably meet the County’s needs.
HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT
The Human Resources Department started as the Office of Personnel and received its present name in July 2017.
COMPENSATION REVIEW BOARD
Formed by the Board of County Commissioners in 1988, the Compensation Review Board, every four years, reviews and makes recommendations to the County Commissioners concerning the salaries and benefits set by law for County officials.
TECHNOLOGY SERVICES DEPARTMENT
The Technology Services Department is responsible for computer and technology systems within County government. The Department develops and maintains hardware and software necessary for interagency communication systems. The County's Geographic Information System also is maintained by the Department.
COUNTY TREASURER
The financial supervision of Maryland counties was overseen by two State Treasurers from 1776 to 1843. One served the Eastern Shore, and the other, the counties west of the Chesapeake. In 1843, the two positions merged, and a single State Treasurer began to oversee each county's finances.
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